On September 19, Dungeons & Dragons will widely release Tomb of Annihilation, an adventure for D&D fifth edition, as well as a custom Tomb of Annihilation Dice Set. Tomb of Annihilation provides Dungeon Masters with everything they need to take their players to the deadly jungles of Chult to see if they can alleviate an affliction that’s besetting people across the Forgotten Realms.

The talk of the streets and taverns has all been about the so-called death curse: a wasting disease afflicting everyone who’s ever been raised from the dead. Victims grow thinner and weaker each day, slowly but steadily sliding toward the death they once denied.

When they finally succumb, they can’t be raised—and neither can anyone else, regardless of whether they’ve ever received that miracle in the past. Temples and scholars of divine magic are at a loss to explain a curse that has affected the entire region, and possibly the entire world.

The cause is a necromantic artifact called the Soulmonger, which is located somewhere in Chult, a mysterious peninsula far to the south, ringed with mountains and choked with rainforests.

Traversing the jungles of Chult can be a harrowing experience, even without a ‘death curse’ hanging over your head. Don’t go without a good set of dice at your side. The Tomb of Annihilation Dice Set includes a full set of ten dice and a beautiful full metal container embossed with the classic devil face that also appears prominently on the cover of the Tomb of Annihilation D&D adventure.

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